He dollar It continues its downward trend and this Friday, June 16, it closed the week at S/3.63, its new minimum for the year, and the lowest level recorded since April 1, 2022 when it was at this same value.
During the day, the green bill depreciated 0.47% compared to S/3.6470 at the close of the day before, according to the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP).
For its part, at 2:00 pm in the parallel market It was listed at S/3,620 for the purchase and S/3,650 for the sale. Meanwhile, in the banking market the referential exchange rate was S/3.6050 for purchase and S/3.6590 for sale at Banco de Crédito del Perú (BCP).
This Friday the BCRP reduced its growth forecast for the Peruvian economy from 2.6% to 2.2% in 2023, due to climatic factors that hit the fishing and agriculture sectors. For 2024 it remains at 3%.
The monetary authority also estimated that the private investment it will fall 2.5% this year. This was driven by the 18.9% drop in the mining investment and non-mining by 0.5%.
Source: Larepublica
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